3. Link your company's players to your product's specific needs
The diagram below is an example of a typical structure. It's up to you to determine how your company is structured.
Find :
the role of each player and their specific need for the product;
the type of information they can provide for the functional analysis (FA);
the type of support provided by these players (drawings, prototypes, tests and checks, videos, samples, pre-series, operating or maintenance instructions, etc.);
how information is accessed (think of passwords if computer media are protected, access badges for secure areas, etc.).
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Regulatory references
AFNOR NF X 50-100 November 2011: Value Management – Functional analysis, fundamental characteristics – Functional analysis: functional analysis of needs (external) and technical/product functional analysis (internal) – Requirements for deliverables and implementation procedures
AFNOR NF X 50-151 September 2007: Value Management – Functional expression of need...
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Acronyms and abbreviations
AF: functional analysis
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